Scarlett O'Hara (instrumental) explained

Scarlett O'Hara
Cover:	Jet Harris Tony Meehan Scarlet O'Hara.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Jet Harris and Tony Meehan
B-Side:	(Doing The) Hully Gully
Recorded:	15 March 1963^[1]
Studio:	Decca Studios, London
Genre:	Instrumental rock
Label:	Decca
Producer:	Tony Meehan
Prev Title:	Diamonds
Prev Year:	1963
Next Title:	Applejack
Next Year:	1963

"Scarlett O'Hara" (also spelt "Scarlet O'Hara") is an instrumental by Jerry Lordan, first released as a single in April 1963 by Jet Harris and Tony Meehan. It peaked at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart.

Recording and release

"Scarlett O'Hara", named after the fictional character from the novel Gone with the Wind, was recorded at Decca Studios in March 1963. The recording did not actually feature Jet Harris; instead Joe Moretti plays the lead guitar. It was released as a single with the B-side "(Doing The) Hully Gully", written by Meehan and John Rodgers, featured in the film Just for Fun.^[2]

Track listing

7": Decca / F 11644

1. "Scarlet O'Hara" – 2:18
2. "(Doing The) Hully Gully" – 1:50

Personnel

• Tony Meehan – drums
• Joe Moretti – electric lead bass guitar
• John Paul Jones – electric bass guitar
• Glenn and Chris Hughes – brass

There is also acoustic rhythm guitar, strings and backing vocals by unknown musicians^[1]

Charts

Chart (1963)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[3]	30
Australia (Music Maker)^[4]	12
Israel (Kol Israel)^[5]	5
New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade)^[6]	4
Sweden (Kvällstoppen)^[7]	14

Lawrence Welk version

Scarlett O'Hara
Type:	single
Artist:	Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra
Album:	Scarlett O'Hara
B-Side:	Breakwater
Genre:	Instrumental pop
Label:	Dot
Producer:	George Cates Lawrence Welk Randy Wood
Prev Title:	Baby Elephant Walk
Prev Year:	1962
Next Title:	Walk Right In
Next Year:	1963

American musician and bandleader Lawrence Welk released a cover of the song as a single in May 1963 which peaked at number 89 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Scarlett O'Hara" was the lead song of an album by the same name released by Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra in 1963, which spent 27 weeks on Billboards chart of Top LPs, peaking at No. 33.^[8]

Track listing

7": Dot / 45-16488

1. "Scarlet O'Hara" – 2:03
2. "Breakwater" – 2:15

7": Dot / D 336 (Denmark)

1. "Scarlet O'Hara" – 2:03
2. "Ruby" – 2:20

Charts

Chart (1963)	Peak position
Canada (CHUM)^[9]	17
Hong Kong^[10]	10

Other versions

• In May 1963, American musician Bobby Gregg also released a version of the tune. It peaked at number 112 on the Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Koers. Ivo. Instrumentation On Jet Harris & Tony Meehan Recordings II: The Primary Singles. 28 November 2021. malcolmcampbell.me.uk. 1.
2. Web site: Jet Harris And Tony Meehan - Scarlet O'Hara. 45cat. 2021-11-28.
3. Book: Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1940–1969. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. . 2005. 0-646-44439-5. Kent Music Report.
4. Hits of the World. Billboard. 33. 22 June 1963. 28 November 2021.
5. 10 August 1963. Hits of the World. Billboard. 34. 28 November 2021.
6. Web site: Lever Hit Parade. flavourofnz.co.nz. 2021-11-28.
7. Web site: Jet Harris and Tony Meehan. 2021-11-28. NostalgiListan. sv.
8. http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1963-10-12 Billboard 200 – Chart of October 12, 1963
9. Web site: 15 July 1963. CHUM Hit Parade Week of July 15, 1963. 29 November 2021.
10. 31 August 1963. Hits of the World. Billboard. 28. 29 November 2021.